Save Darlingside

The Issue

A demolition permit is pending for Darlingside National Historic Site store. It may happen November 14 unless Council passes a by-law intending to designate as having cultural and heritage importance. That will buy time.

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The Issue

A demolition permit is pending for Darlingside National Historic Site store. It may happen November 14 unless Council passes a by-law intending to designate as having cultural and heritage importance. That will buy time.

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Marnie Ross
Marnie Ross
Friends of Darlingside
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“Well my friends, We worked together well. We had 259 signatures on petitions, 6 letters from groups and dozens from individuals sent to the mayor and council. Elaine Mallory, TLTI Planner, did a great job in her presentation as did Art Shaw. There were a dozen people in the audience of over 70 people who spoke eloquently about preserving our history and Darlingside in particular. It was a great campaign. The main points council had trouble with were: - property rights should take precedence and we shouldn't force anyone to do anything even if it meant demolishing a National Historic Site - the owners should have been notified (we emailed 5-6 times (I loss track) and Art called and offered a special meeting of the Heritage Committee. The owner said if they had known it was about a designation they would have met with us) The vote was 5-2 with Mayor Frank Kinsella being the only wholehearted supporter. However there are positives. The owners didn't take the demolition permit with them that they could have used. Art and I talked with them after and they will include us in their plans. They will use the store as a cottage so it will change somewhat. We are going to try to work with the owners to make sure the river sides stay the same. Let's work on making designation a privilege with benefits and not seen as a loss of rights. All the best, Friends of Darlingside ”
Elaine Mallory
Elaine Mallory
Planner, TLTI
Mayor and Council Leeds and the Thousand Islands
Mayor and Council Leeds and the Thousand Islands
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Petition created on November 7, 2014